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. >> the obama campaign is already trying to capitalize on romney's statements. the campaign sent out a fund raising letter last night highlighting his comments and asking donors to give. >>> the u.s. is suspending military patrols with afghan forces. the order means most u.s. soldiers will not interact with their afghan counterparts until further notice. the decision comes as a result of a spike in what's called green on blue violence, incidents where afghan soldiers have attacked coalition soldiers. 51 coalition soldiers have been killed in green on blue attacks this year alone. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says the attacks are a very serious threat to the war in afghanistan. >>> a suicide bomber has killed at least nine people in the afghan capital of kabul. a spokesperson for the terror group claimed responsibility for the blast saying a woman wearing a suicide vest blew herself up in protest of the anti-islam film. she drove her small sedan into an aviation bus. it hurled the bus 50 yards through the air. >>> the f.b.i. is investigating vandalis
. >> the obama campaign is already trying to capitalize on romney's statements. the campaign sent out a fund raising letter last night highlighting his comments and asking donors to give. >>> the u.s. is suspending military patrols with afghan forces. the order means most u.s. soldiers will not interact with their afghan counterparts until further notice. the decision comes as a result of a spike in what's called green on blue violence, incidents where afghan soldiers have...
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president obama explains comments picked up on an open mic. >>> and unhinged. a run-away-vessel gives the term houseboat a whole new meaning. >> this is early today for tuesday, march 27th, 2012. >> hello and very good morning to you. today, we begin with the heart of the matter after it was essentially a warm-up, day two of the supreme court hearing, we'll dig into one of the key components requiring nearly every american be insured by next year or pay a penalty. nbc has details. >> reporter: the supreme court show down on the obama mandate. >> it's a command. >> reporter: no disagreement about that. the bill the president signed requires almost all americans to buy health insurance by 2014 or pay a fine. 26 states sued. >> coming into federal court to challenge is unprecedented. obligation to buy a good or service that consumers don't want. >> reporter: a new survey finds two-thirds of americans want obama health care struck down. >> if we win on the individual mandate, obama care in totality will fall either legally or practically speaking. >> reporter: rick
president obama explains comments picked up on an open mic. >>> and unhinged. a run-away-vessel gives the term houseboat a whole new meaning. >> this is early today for tuesday, march 27th, 2012. >> hello and very good morning to you. today, we begin with the heart of the matter after it was essentially a warm-up, day two of the supreme court hearing, we'll dig into one of the key components requiring nearly every american be insured by next year or pay a penalty. nbc has...
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president obama refuses to back down. >>> dust bowl. new data ranks this year as one of the worst droughts in u.s. history. >>> and off course. at france's bastille day, a parachutist is way off his mark. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, july 16, 2012. >>> hello and very good morning to you you. i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> today we begin with a war of word. the race for the white house is getting testy with president obama not letting up his attack at bain capital and the outsourcing of jobs. meanwhile, romney's team has been out in force defending their campaign. >> reporter: if mitt romney is waiting for an apology, it might be a while. from president obama, no apologies for the sharp new attacks on republican mitt romney and his leadership time at bain capital. >> no, we won't be apologizing. >> reporter: an obama campaign, said romney is lying about when he left bain capital or filing false documents. >> he files an fec saying he was ceo. >> team romney is blasting the president for going negative. >> this is not the
president obama refuses to back down. >>> dust bowl. new data ranks this year as one of the worst droughts in u.s. history. >>> and off course. at france's bastille day, a parachutist is way off his mark. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, july 16, 2012. >>> hello and very good morning to you you. i'm veronica de la cruz. >>> today we begin with a war of word. the race for the white house is getting testy with president obama not...
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care, we're going to have to replace president obama. >> reporter: but it's barack obama who got a boost. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> elsewhere attorney general eric holder has become the first cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. all but two voted in a resolution in a dispute over access to documents from the gun trafficking operation known as fast and furious. the house could try to go to court to force the attorney general to hand over the documents, but that could become a long court fight. holder called the vote a politically motivated act in election year. >>> well, president obama travels to colorado today to get a firsthand look at the areas devastated by the wildfires. the waldo canyon fire has destroyed some 346 homes in colorado springs and is making it the most destructive fire in that state's history. so far one person has been found in one of the destroyed homes. nbc's jinah kim has more. >> reporter: after waiting in agony for much of the week, hundreds of evacuated families in colorado springs learned they no longer have homes. >> we have
care, we're going to have to replace president obama. >> reporter: but it's barack obama who got a boost. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. >>> elsewhere attorney general eric holder has become the first cabinet member to be held in contempt of congress. all but two voted in a resolution in a dispute over access to documents from the gun trafficking operation known as fast and furious. the house could try to go to court to force the attorney general to hand over the...
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team obama isn't sagts feed. they still want proof. >> this brought the income tax debate back to the forefront after we spent so much time talking about medicare, about the ryan pick. >> reporter: meanwhile in ohio romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message fending medicare's current funding. >> do you think it's an achievement? neither do i. >> in richmond virginia he tried to get back onto the hot button issue this week. >> my plan makes no change whatsoever for seniors. none, zero, zip. anyone 55 years and older sees no change whatsoever to medicare. >> now, the president and vice president will attend a second day of meetings at t white house today while romney heads to his home state of massachusetts. in washington i'm claire leka. lynn? >> claire, thanks so much. >>> ahead of what could be a close election, a federal court has awarded four voting days to five florida counties. last year the republican-led legislator slashed number of early voting days in the entire state from 12 to 8. well, last nig
team obama isn't sagts feed. they still want proof. >> this brought the income tax debate back to the forefront after we spent so much time talking about medicare, about the ryan pick. >> reporter: meanwhile in ohio romney's running mate paul ryan stayed on message fending medicare's current funding. >> do you think it's an achievement? neither do i. >> in richmond virginia he tried to get back onto the hot button issue this week. >> my plan makes no change...
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president obama is taking the personal approach to nail down votes. >> this is barack obama. >> reporter: and like romney, the president sees this debate as a chance to talk to america. >> it's a choice between two different paths for this country. it's a choice between two fundamentally different visions for our nation. >> reporter: the president has a lead in all nine of the key battleground states, including ohio, which begins early balloting today. >> romney's task is difficult because he has to redefine himself as well as redefining the election. >> reporter: an election only 35 days away but still far from over. and the first debate is on the domestic issues that are defining this election. >>> ryan moore in washington. thanks. >>> the candidates for the u.s. senate seat in massachusetts, scott brown and elizabeth warren, debated for the second time last night. the two were combative as they staked out opposite issues from jobs and bringing troops home. david gregory from "meet the press" as moderator, they clashed over brown's claim of partisan independence. >> if he's re-elected,
president obama is taking the personal approach to nail down votes. >> this is barack obama. >> reporter: and like romney, the president sees this debate as a chance to talk to america. >> it's a choice between two different paths for this country. it's a choice between two fundamentally different visions for our nation. >> reporter: the president has a lead in all nine of the key battleground states, including ohio, which begins early balloting today. >> romney's...
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obama or romney, who gets honey boo boo's vote. bath and tombstones. we'll show you a spook take cue lar display. this is "early today" only on nbc. >>> well, welcome back to "early today." if you're just joining us, the weather news you need to know today, severe weather is likely arkansas into areas of extreme western tennessee and also portions of northern mississippi, even as far north as st. louis. a few tornadoes are likely. some super cell thunderstorms, damaging winds and large hail. that will be the biggest concern late today. east coast, you look dry. no problems today. the exception being florida with a chance of showers and some thunderstorms. severe weather once again possible for this afternoon the big story. >>> bill, thanks so much. for a little entertainment news. reality tv star honey boo boo is choosing sides in the presidential race. the 7-year-old reality star told jimmy kimmel says she supports president obama. that was only after he told her about his interview where he said mitt romney priefrd snooki over her. >>> speaking of ke
obama or romney, who gets honey boo boo's vote. bath and tombstones. we'll show you a spook take cue lar display. this is "early today" only on nbc. >>> well, welcome back to "early today." if you're just joining us, the weather news you need to know today, severe weather is likely arkansas into areas of extreme western tennessee and also portions of northern mississippi, even as far north as st. louis. a few tornadoes are likely. some super cell thunderstorms,...
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>>> this morning on earth "early today," new numbers show president obama and mitt romney in a close race. >>> decision day. attorneys for george zimmerman ask a florida judge to set him free. >>> mission museum, nasa's space shuttle discovery is welcomed home at the smithsonian. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" for friday, april 20th, 2012. >>> hello, good morning, i'm lynn berry. today we begin with poll positions. the latest polls find that the point president obama is ahead of presumptive republican candidate mitt romney in a head-to-head match-up. romney is in a strong enough position to make it a close election. nbc news political director chuck todd reports. >> reporter: thanks to large leads among women, hispanics and in thes, the president begins with a 49-43 advantage over mitt romney. but it's the six point margin that is by no means in sure mountable. the good news for mr. obama is how his standing today compares with other incumbent presidents seeking reelection. 49-46 job rating is identical to where george w. bush was. a tad lower
>>> this morning on earth "early today," new numbers show president obama and mitt romney in a close race. >>> decision day. attorneys for george zimmerman ask a florida judge to set him free. >>> mission museum, nasa's space shuttle discovery is welcomed home at the smithsonian. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" for friday, april 20th, 2012. >>> hello, good morning, i'm lynn berry. today we...
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president obama is in oklahoma today to talk about his energy policy in speeding up the building of the co stone pipeline. over the weekend, the president will be in south korea and will visit the demilitarized zone between the north and south. in northwest africa, soldiers went on state tv to announce they've seized power. the militaries said a curfew was in effect but they intend to restore power to a new, democratically elected government. >>> the marine corps told the sergeant that he faces dismissal. stines started a facebook page called arms forces tea party to encourage others to exercise their free-speech rights. and former illinois governor's hair may quickly go grey in prison. his barb confessed that he's died his hair for years. he started a 14-year prison sentence last week where hair dye is not allowed. >>> the dow opens at 13,124 after losing 45 points yesterday. the s&p was down two points, but the nasdaq was up one. taking a look at overseas trading, the nikkei gained 40 points while in hong kong, the hang seng added 44. >>> markets were mostly flat yesterday. but a warn
president obama is in oklahoma today to talk about his energy policy in speeding up the building of the co stone pipeline. over the weekend, the president will be in south korea and will visit the demilitarized zone between the north and south. in northwest africa, soldiers went on state tv to announce they've seized power. the militaries said a curfew was in effect but they intend to restore power to a new, democratically elected government. >>> the marine corps told the sergeant that...
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president obama leads mitt romney 48%-47% among likely voters. that's according to the latest "the wall street journal" poll. that poll is within the margin of error. the race for virginia is too close to call. the president leads by 1% in the commonwealth. that's also according to the nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. and the candidates are using the final day to campaign in as many battleground states as they can. mitt romney will make two stops in virginia including a rally there this afternoon. president obama will stop in ohio, wisconsin, and iowa before heading to chicago. he'll spend election day there. it still appears this election could come down to ohio. both candidates campaign in the buckeye state yesterday, and both made a final plea to supporters for their vote tomorrow. >> i need you, ohio. if you're willing to work with me, knock on some doors for me, make some phone calls for me, turn out for me, we'll win ohio. we'll win this election. >> we have journeyed far from wide in this great campaign for america's future. now w
president obama leads mitt romney 48%-47% among likely voters. that's according to the latest "the wall street journal" poll. that poll is within the margin of error. the race for virginia is too close to call. the president leads by 1% in the commonwealth. that's also according to the nbc news/wall street journal/marist poll. and the candidates are using the final day to campaign in as many battleground states as they can. mitt romney will make two stops in virginia including a rally...
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and in all important ohio, our poll shows president obama holds a six-point lead over his republican rival with 51% to romney's 45. nbc's tracy potts is in cincinnati, ohio, with details on the candidates' final frantic day of campaigning. tracy, very good morning to you. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. good morning, everyone. it is going to be a very busy last day of campaigning. it was a busy weekend, especially here in ohio. all four candidates showing up here in various parts of ohio over the weekend. it is becoming very clear that all roads lead through ohio in this important presidential race. let's start with the president who is right here in cincinnati last night where he talked about governor romney and that six-point lead that he has as of now in our poll over governor romney, saying the reason he's not doing very well in ohio is because he opposed the auto industry. a lot of those workers were based here in ohio. governor romney was also in ohio over the weekend up in cleveland, but where he got a lot of attention was in pennsylvania. this was his first and last stop
and in all important ohio, our poll shows president obama holds a six-point lead over his republican rival with 51% to romney's 45. nbc's tracy potts is in cincinnati, ohio, with details on the candidates' final frantic day of campaigning. tracy, very good morning to you. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. good morning, everyone. it is going to be a very busy last day of campaigning. it was a busy weekend, especially here in ohio. all four candidates showing up here in various parts of...
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mitt romney gets serious about libya, syria, and more, but president obama hits him hard with a brand-new ad. we'll show it to you. >>> winter weather now. many parts of the country will make up this morning to an arctic blast from the nor. bill's forecast is straight ahead. >>> and 48 straight. drew breess into the record books. this is a big one. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 8th, 2012. >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la cruz. 29 days and counting. there is less than a month to go in the race for the white house, and right now, both candidates are on the road. while the president campaigns in california, mitt romney spent sunday in florida before his major foreign policy speech in virginia today. nbc's tracy potts that is details from washington. good morning. >> reporter: hi, veronica, good morning. even with those jobs numbers that came out friday helping president obama, we are still seeing mitt romney with a boost after the debate, and today he will argue that under the president, america is weaker against enemies abroad. mitt romney gives a big foreign
mitt romney gets serious about libya, syria, and more, but president obama hits him hard with a brand-new ad. we'll show it to you. >>> winter weather now. many parts of the country will make up this morning to an arctic blast from the nor. bill's forecast is straight ahead. >>> and 48 straight. drew breess into the record books. this is a big one. >> this is "early today" for monday, october 8th, 2012. >>> very good morning to you, i'm veronica de la...
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at a candidate's forum, president obama expressed frustration he hasn't done more on a key issue for latinos, immigration reform. >> and the most important lesson i've learned is that you can't change washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. >> reporter: republican mitt romney pounced on that explanation. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. his surrender was, yes, we can. his slogan now is, no, i can't. >> reporter: but romney's tone has suddenly shifted. >> it's time to put the politics aside. >> reporter: that change follows a rough few weeks now showing in the latest nbc wall street journal marist poll. the president now leading romney by 8 points in iowa and 5 points in colorado and wisconsin. and wisconsin republican candidate paul ryan's hom state is one of the battle grounds the republicans need to keep in place. >> brian mooar in washington. thank you. >>> with just seven weeks to go before election day, the romney campaign continues to stumble. now tim pawlenty has resigned as romney co-chair to become one of wall st
at a candidate's forum, president obama expressed frustration he hasn't done more on a key issue for latinos, immigration reform. >> and the most important lesson i've learned is that you can't change washington from the inside, you can only change it from the outside. >> reporter: republican mitt romney pounced on that explanation. >> the president today threw in the white flag of surrender again. his surrender was, yes, we can. his slogan now is, no, i can't. >>...
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. >> now to the campaign trail where president obama begins a bus tour through the swing states of ohio and pennsylvania. meanwhile in new hampshire yesterday mitt romney spoke out about the health care mandate. nbc's tracie potts has more on this from washington. trac tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. he will be targeting working-class men. the polls are showing us that while he's doing well with women and some other groups, this is a group that seems to be wavering between president obama and mitt romney. a recent average of the bill polls shows the president with less than a three-point lead within the margin of error. on the fourth of july the president addressed military members who were newly sworn in citizens saying that we need more immigration laws in this country that allow immigrants to stay, like the d.r.e.a.m. act. meantime mitt romney was up in new hampshire add a picnic there, and while he tried to shy away from politics officially, talking about the issues on the campaign trail, he's been wrapped up on whether or not he's been contradicted in his campaign over
. >> now to the campaign trail where president obama begins a bus tour through the swing states of ohio and pennsylvania. meanwhile in new hampshire yesterday mitt romney spoke out about the health care mandate. nbc's tracie potts has more on this from washington. trac tracie, good morning. >> lynn, good morning. he will be targeting working-class men. the polls are showing us that while he's doing well with women and some other groups, this is a group that seems to be wavering...
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a cnn orc national poll called it closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt romney and barack obama came to their third and final debate tied in national polls, but their tv audience seemed sure to be smaller. baseball's national league playoffs and monday night viewers got viewers who missed the face-off on muslim extremist. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda. we can't kill our way out of this. >> governor romney, i'm glad you recognize al qaeda is a threat. a few months ago you said russia was the biggest threat. what we need to do with respect to the middle east is strong, steady leadership, not wrong
a cnn orc national poll called it closer with 48% saying obama won while 40% picked obama. for more we go to nbc's steve handlesman who's in florida for us. steve, good morning. >> reporter: hi, lynn. thanks. good morning from boca raton, florida. the debate here last night was clearly the most combative so far. though surprising to some, not on the issue of libya. mitt romney was able to make his larger point, his claim that america is weaker now overseas than it was four years ago. mitt...
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president obama gets a post-convention boost, while both candidates spar over the economy. >>> house of cards. explosives reduces a texas tower to rubble within seconds. >>> and cyber snare. why searching for this "harry potter" star could be hazardous to your computer's health. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with still riding high. days after the democrats' convention ended, a new poll saying president obama enjoying a post-convention boost in popular. 47% favor president obama while 43% prefer his republican rival mitt romney. nbc's brian miller reports. >> reporter: the president of the united states may be considered the most powerful man on earth, but scott van doozen is no slouch. the florida pizza shop owner is a registered republican but a fan of the president, and clearly a really big fan. >> man, are you a power lifter or what? >> reporter: mitt romney opted for a slightly quieter photo on, going to church with his wife ann on a day when the focus was on the economy. >> this is a
president obama gets a post-convention boost, while both candidates spar over the economy. >>> house of cards. explosives reduces a texas tower to rubble within seconds. >>> and cyber snare. why searching for this "harry potter" star could be hazardous to your computer's health. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello, and very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. today we begin with still riding high. days after the democrats'...
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president obama tells our sister network, telemundo, the u.s. is waiting to see how egypt responds. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. >> reporter: protesters are angry over a video they say insults the prophet muhammad. our embassy in cairo called the video misguided. mitt romney and paul ryan criticized that response. >> instead, when our grounds are being attacked and being breached, that the first response of the united states must be outrage. >> the administration sent mixed signals to those who attack our embassy in egypt and mixed signals to the world. >> reporter: now the world waits to see who will be held responsible for the death of a diplomat. and back to the politics of it all. you know, even some republicans are criticizing mitt romney for jumping into this so quickly while events were still unfolding. and mara, as of this morning, are still unfolding in the middle east. >> all right, tracie potts. thank you very much.
president obama tells our sister network, telemundo, the u.s. is waiting to see how egypt responds. >> i don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we don't consider them an enemy. they are a new government that is trying to find its way. >> reporter: protesters are angry over a video they say insults the prophet muhammad. our embassy in cairo called the video misguided. mitt romney and paul ryan criticized that response. >> instead, when our grounds are being...
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quoting president obama, clinton promised to protect the citizens rights will be a stronger partner for the u.s. >>> in politics, newt gingrich ended his bid for the republican presidential nomination yesterday and front-runner mitt romney is expected more good news today with an expected endorsement from former rival michelle bachmann. >> reporter: he has to consolidate support among fellow republicans. as mitt romney rolled in republican national committee headquarters in washington, his party was closing ranks behind him. >> americans are tired of being tired of this economy and of this president and want real change. >> reporter: today expected to pick up endorsement of former candidate michele bachmann and is appearing with one of the purported short list vice presidential candidates, virginiaovernor bob mcdonnell. newt gingrich suspected his campaign and declared romney conservative enough. >> this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical leftist president in american history. >> reporter: while gingrich is out of the way he's leaving behind attacks being picked up by
quoting president obama, clinton promised to protect the citizens rights will be a stronger partner for the u.s. >>> in politics, newt gingrich ended his bid for the republican presidential nomination yesterday and front-runner mitt romney is expected more good news today with an expected endorsement from former rival michelle bachmann. >> reporter: he has to consolidate support among fellow republicans. as mitt romney rolled in republican national committee headquarters in...
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that was a good guess. 1 in 160. >> 1 in 160, barack patrick obama. who knew? my middle name's patrick. >> is it? >> my father's name is patrick. you can't avoid it. it's a beautiful name. it's named after a saint, st. patrick who was welsh. who knew? >> the cathedral right across the street. >> true story. >> back across. >> the best corned beef and cabbage in all of new york city no doubt about it wins every year is at neery's on 57th street. here's the question. true or false -- corned beef and cabbage is the traditional food eaten on st. patrick's day in ireland? >> true. >> oh. oh, have fun. >> all right. so in ireland, what is -- what is eaten on st. patrick's day? >> anything, actually. we go to mcdonald's. the truth is, it's not corned beef. corned beef and cabbage is a frightful meal. it's desperate. we'd all feel quite sick at the thought of eating it. i'm being honest. >> really? >> there's a tradition. you must have some corned beef and cabbage. my mother showed up with corned beef and cabbage, i'd say politely i love you but i'm not going to eat th
that was a good guess. 1 in 160. >> 1 in 160, barack patrick obama. who knew? my middle name's patrick. >> is it? >> my father's name is patrick. you can't avoid it. it's a beautiful name. it's named after a saint, st. patrick who was welsh. who knew? >> the cathedral right across the street. >> true story. >> back across. >> the best corned beef and cabbage in all of new york city no doubt about it wins every year is at neery's on 57th street. here's...
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week to go to start those political conventions, our new nbc news/wall street poll shows president obama is holding on to his advantage in the run for the white house. 48% of registered voters said they'd vote for the president, while 44% would vote for romney. now, the president beats romney by a whopping 35 points when it comes to which candidate is more likable. a majority of voter, 51% view the former massachusetts governor approach to issues as being out of step with most americans' thinking. 54% think president obama's are in the mainstream. meanwhile, the poll finds the approval rating for congress has once again hit rock bottom. at 12%. the only other time it was that low was in october of 2008. >>> elsewhere, missouri congressman todd akin said he's pushing ahead with his senate bid. despite pressure from his fellow republicans to drop out. a defined akin called the uproar over his comments about quote legitimate rape an overreaction. nbc's steve handlesman has that story from washington. >> reporter: refusing to quit the missouri senate race, he bought tv time for apologizing.
week to go to start those political conventions, our new nbc news/wall street poll shows president obama is holding on to his advantage in the run for the white house. 48% of registered voters said they'd vote for the president, while 44% would vote for romney. now, the president beats romney by a whopping 35 points when it comes to which candidate is more likable. a majority of voter, 51% view the former massachusetts governor approach to issues as being out of step with most americans'...
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this is president obama, someone has taken clips from his speeches and put it to a song. and the song is "born this way." it's hot. let's take a look. ♪ ♪ >> a massive amount of work went into that. not sure it's legal, but someone did a heck of a job. >> here's something legal. i'm going to play a little country music. >> i'm halfway in if you say country. >> it's a little blake shelton. >> it's an actual song. so you know, all of you have a little hillbilly bone in you. >> oh, yeah. ♪ this is when you've got your cowboy boots on in a honky-tonk bar in the south somewhere and kicking it up. >> when's the last time you did that? >> i do it in my apartment all the time. here it goes. ♪ i got a friend in new york city never heard of ♪ ♪ conway twitty don't know nothing about grits and greens ♪ ♪ never been south of queens came down here on a business trip honky-tonking and that was it ♪ ♪ took to it like a pig to mud we all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside ♪ ♪ no matter where you're from you just can't hide ♪ yee-haw! >> thank you, blake. that
this is president obama, someone has taken clips from his speeches and put it to a song. and the song is "born this way." it's hot. let's take a look. ♪ ♪ >> a massive amount of work went into that. not sure it's legal, but someone did a heck of a job. >> here's something legal. i'm going to play a little country music. >> i'm halfway in if you say country. >> it's a little blake shelton. >> it's an actual song. so you know, all of you have a little...
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anniversary of osama bin laden's death, president obama showed up in afghanistan on a surprise visit yesterday, to mark what he calls the light of a new day. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: president obama spoke at the base where seal team 6 took off to kill osama bin laden on the president's orders. >> the goal i set to defeat act and deny it a chance to rebuild is within our reach. >> reporter: he met with troops and gave them credit along with his drone campaign for killing 20 of bin laden's top 30 commanders. >> we have been able to decimate the ranks of al qaeda, and a year ago we were able to finally bring osama bin laden to justice. >> reporter: the president had flown to afghanistan secretly overnight. to sign a new 10 year treaty with afghan president karzei. u.s. forces will focus only on the fight against what is left of al qaeda. critics see it as an election year photo-op, a victory lap on an anniversary that off to have been off limits to politics. >> we have a clear path to fulfill our mission to afghanistan while drivering justice to act. >>> the presiden
anniversary of osama bin laden's death, president obama showed up in afghanistan on a surprise visit yesterday, to mark what he calls the light of a new day. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: president obama spoke at the base where seal team 6 took off to kill osama bin laden on the president's orders. >> the goal i set to defeat act and deny it a chance to rebuild is within our reach. >> reporter: he met with troops and gave them credit along with his drone...
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president obama was also in aurora sunday. all this as the community prepares for its first glimpse of the 24-year-old shooting suspect since the attack in a hearing in just a few hours from now. nbc's jay gray reports from aurora. ♪ >> reporter: shattered city. struggles to begin picking up the pieces. >> the pain is still raw and the healing has yet to begin. >> reporter: thousands gathered for a citywide memorial in aurora, united for the first time since the massacre. >> tonight is also a time to honor those who died as heroes. >> reporter: bound together by the tragedy -- >> john blunk. >> we all will remember. >> jesse childress. >> we will all remember. >> reporter: but the strength comes in numbers, not nearly enough to overcome the pain and raw emotions from so much and so many lost. earlier in the day president obama shared the sorrows and compassion of the nation with survivors and families of the victims. >> i had a chance to give folks some hugs and to shed some tears. >> reporter: it has been difficult for auro
president obama was also in aurora sunday. all this as the community prepares for its first glimpse of the 24-year-old shooting suspect since the attack in a hearing in just a few hours from now. nbc's jay gray reports from aurora. ♪ >> reporter: shattered city. struggles to begin picking up the pieces. >> the pain is still raw and the healing has yet to begin. >> reporter: thousands gathered for a citywide memorial in aurora, united for the first time since the massacre....
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obama romney face their toughest inquisitors yet, you the public. >>> hillary steps up. the secretary of state takes responsibility for the benghazi consulate attack. >>> and 4,000 foot accident. it's called base jumping. >>> and 4,000 foot accident. it's called base jumping. what happens next was a miracle. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. while the nation is focused on tonight's second presidential debate. hillary chin continue to is stepping forward to become the lightening rod for the deadly attack in libya. clinton pushed back on the idea that president obama and vice president biden ignored warning signs and clinton rejected any suggestion the white house was shifting blame to the state department. >> i take responsibility. i'm in charge of the state department. 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts. the president and the vice president certainly wouldn't be knowledgeable about specific decisions that are made by security professionals. they're the ones who weigh all of the threats and the risks and the need
obama romney face their toughest inquisitors yet, you the public. >>> hillary steps up. the secretary of state takes responsibility for the benghazi consulate attack. >>> and 4,000 foot accident. it's called base jumping. >>> and 4,000 foot accident. it's called base jumping. what happens next was a miracle. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. i'm lynn berry. while the nation is focused on tonight's second presidential debate....
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brian mooar joins us with details. >> reporter: faced with bad headlines, the obama campaign wants to change the conversation. as congress returns today from its july 4th recess, president obama already has work planned for lawmakers. later today he's reportedly going to ask congress to extend bush-era tax cuts to those earning less than $250,000 a year. the obama campaign needs to quickly turn away from the feeble jobs report and it's aiming guns on capitol hill and mitt romney's personal finances. >> he offhoeshores most of his personal investments. >> i've never known of a swiss bank accounted to build an american bridge. >> reporter: romney supporters call it a cheap shot and a distraction. >> in terms of governor romney's financial success, i'm happy. >> reporter: back on capitol hill, a fight over bush-era tax cuts, on wednesday they will try to overturn obama care, going nowhere, because democrats still control the senate. still it promises to keep the heat up in a town that's already seen too much of it. the president's tax cut proposal is designed to make anyone who stands ag
brian mooar joins us with details. >> reporter: faced with bad headlines, the obama campaign wants to change the conversation. as congress returns today from its july 4th recess, president obama already has work planned for lawmakers. later today he's reportedly going to ask congress to extend bush-era tax cuts to those earning less than $250,000 a year. the obama campaign needs to quickly turn away from the feeble jobs report and it's aiming guns on capitol hill and mitt romney's...
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at the democratic national convention in charlotte last night first lady michelle obama delivered an impassioned speech designed to both sway wavering voters and light a fighter under the party's base. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from charlotte. she has more on this. good morning to you. >> lynn, good morning to you. a bit of backstory. aides say the ideas she talked about last night were her own, that she knew exactly what she wanted to say in this speech. it was a fiery kick-off to this convention, and there's more to come tonight. democrats bring in their heavyweight tonight, former president bill clinton, the only person more popular in a recent gallup poll, michelle obama. she brought democrats to their feet last night with a rousing speech about decisions based on family values. >> in the end, for barack, these issues aren't political. they're personal because barack knows what it means when a family struggles. >> a message aimed at women. >> he believes that women are more capable of making our own choices about our bodies and our health care. he didn't care whether it wa
at the democratic national convention in charlotte last night first lady michelle obama delivered an impassioned speech designed to both sway wavering voters and light a fighter under the party's base. nbc's tracie potts joins us live from charlotte. she has more on this. good morning to you. >> lynn, good morning to you. a bit of backstory. aides say the ideas she talked about last night were her own, that she knew exactly what she wanted to say in this speech. it was a fiery kick-off to...
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secret service is investigating rocker ted nugent after a violent rant against president obama. he called the president and his advisors evil, and urged members of the national rifle association to "chop their heads off in november." he said "if barack obama becomes the president in november again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year." nugent endorsed mitt romney whose spokesperson referred to the rant as "offensive." >>> now here is a look at other stories making news "early today," disturbing video out of florida shows the moment when a woman plowed her car right in a supermarket full of shoppers. amazingly, though, no one was killed. look at that, a stroller right there you can see the vehicle making a direct hit on customers including that baby stroller. other cameras show the car going right past the check-out line before coming to a stop. two people were seriously hurt. the 76-year-old at the wheel has been cited for careless driving. unreal. >>> in new york, dangerous new game is being played in the subway system. not bright, you guys. teenagers are ju
secret service is investigating rocker ted nugent after a violent rant against president obama. he called the president and his advisors evil, and urged members of the national rifle association to "chop their heads off in november." he said "if barack obama becomes the president in november again, i will either be dead or in jail by this time next year." nugent endorsed mitt romney whose spokesperson referred to the rant as "offensive." >>> now here is a...
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president obama presents his vision to the country as he accepts the democratic nomination. >>> murder verdict. ex-cop drew peterson is convicted of the 2004 murder of his wife kathleen savio. >>> and a rare display. pieces of the late neil armstrong's historic space suit go on display for the first time in a decade. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with the final countdown. with election day just two months away, the end of the democrats' convention last night marks a fresh starting point in the race for the white house, and last night president obama made his appeal for a second term saying the election is a clear choice between two different paths for america. nbc's steve handelman reports. >> liberty and justice for all! >> reporter: a symbol of recovery. arizona's gabby giffords led the pledge and amped up the energy for the president. he wanted to fire up democrats but barack obama aimed his speech at undecided voters. >> i'm asking you to rally around a set of goals for your country, goes in manufacturin
president obama presents his vision to the country as he accepts the democratic nomination. >>> murder verdict. ex-cop drew peterson is convicted of the 2004 murder of his wife kathleen savio. >>> and a rare display. pieces of the late neil armstrong's historic space suit go on display for the first time in a decade. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry. and today we begin with the final countdown. with election day...
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"newsweek" magazine has declared president obama the first gay president. over the weekend presumptive republican nominee mitt romney delighted christian fundamentalists at liberty university by defining marriage as -- >> the relationship between one man and one woman. >> reporter: romney seemed less than eager to re-engage on the issue with the christian broadcasting network. >> how important it is to people a few months from now time will tell but my position is out there for people to see. and hopefully i can attract the kind of support i need. >> reporter: the obama campaign is kicking up the primary season attacks on romney and his time with bain capital. mitt romney is firing back saying he and bain were job creators not job killers. a primary season skirmish now primetime in the fight for the white house. brian mooar, nbc news, washington. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news on "early today" in america. in florida police arrested 31 men who thought they were going to meet children for sexual encounters. instead, they were unde
"newsweek" magazine has declared president obama the first gay president. over the weekend presumptive republican nominee mitt romney delighted christian fundamentalists at liberty university by defining marriage as -- >> the relationship between one man and one woman. >> reporter: romney seemed less than eager to re-engage on the issue with the christian broadcasting network. >> how important it is to people a few months from now time will tell but my position is...
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. >> it's bad enough for barack obama to blame folks and business for causing problems in this country. it's one other thing for republicans to joining in on that. >> nine days left until south carolina and the gop presidential race is heating up. word this morning romney's camp is getting ready to criticize his business records. >>> president obama is back in washington after a quick trip to chicago. he told supporters they will finish what they started in 2008. mr. obama also made a surprise visit to his campaign headquarters in chicago to thank staffers working on his re-election efforts and hope the campaign, quote, embodies what we are fighting for. >>> may cause anti-american backlash in the muslim word. this is from a youtube video from soldiers urinating. while the marine corps is investigating, military officials tell nbc news they believe the video is legitimate and the marines may be based at camp lejeune, north carolina. they say if the marines are positively identified they could face criminal prosecution. >>> the united states supreme court has decided there is -- in effe
. >> it's bad enough for barack obama to blame folks and business for causing problems in this country. it's one other thing for republicans to joining in on that. >> nine days left until south carolina and the gop presidential race is heating up. word this morning romney's camp is getting ready to criticize his business records. >>> president obama is back in washington after a quick trip to chicago. he told supporters they will finish what they started in 2008. mr. obama...
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president obama's approval rating is up just slightly but it is up. over a month ago just a few points on the economy and overall. overall he's now at 50%, which is his best since march. lynn? >>> tracie pots there for us in washington. tracie, thanks so much. >>> it is back to school for students in chicago today. after a seven-day strike union teachers represents voted to accept the latest contract proposal and present it to the full membership for a final vote. nbc's jay gray has that story. >> reporter: after seven days of picketing and protests. >> teachers united for better schools. >> reporter: stalled negotiations, parents stretched to their limits, and classrooms sitting empty, students and teachers will get back to work wednesday morning in chicago. >> this is the time. this was the place. this was the right thing to do. >> reporter: the chicago teachers board of delegates agreed to accept a proposal tuesday evening. the rank and file close to 35,000 teachers plus approved the deal. that's expected to happen in the next couple of weeks. >> w
president obama's approval rating is up just slightly but it is up. over a month ago just a few points on the economy and overall. overall he's now at 50%, which is his best since march. lynn? >>> tracie pots there for us in washington. tracie, thanks so much. >>> it is back to school for students in chicago today. after a seven-day strike union teachers represents voted to accept the latest contract proposal and present it to the full membership for a final vote. nbc's jay...